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Nicolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens van Heideloff: A view of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, published 15 Mar 1804   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Nicolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens van Heideloff  (1761–1837)  wikidata:Q1991491
 
Alternative names
Nicolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens Heideloff; Nicolaus Innocentius Wilhelm. Clemens Van Heideloff; N. (Nicolaus) Heideloff; Nicolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens von Heideloff; Nicolaus Heideloff; Nikolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens Von Heideloff; Nikolaus Innocentius Wilhelm Clemens von Heideloff
Description German copper engraver
Date of birth/death 11 November 1761 Edit this at Wikidata 2 March 1837 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stuttgart The Hague
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The Hague (1815–1837); London (1793–1814); Paris (1784–1793); Stuttgart Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q1991491
Frederick Seaton (active 1799-1817) (publisher)
Title
A view of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, published 15 Mar 1804
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English: A view of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, published 15 Mar 1804

A view and tabulation of the state of the British navy in 1804. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15).
an explanation of the distinction between different ranks by the insignia on the uniforms; right, a key, A-I, K-O, to the flags of the admirals and commodores; bottom, below the representations of ships, a list in 12 columns of the names, numbers of guns and men, of each ship in the British fleet: Names of the Ships.
George III catalogue entry: Navy A view of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, 1804. (Plans of the different Rates with a list of the Names of the Ships) by N. Heideloff, 1804. The George III catalogue entry refers to the depictions of the different rates of ships as 'plans'; they are profile views, each flying the flags of admirals, or Vice-, Rear Admirals, or commodores of the White, Blue, or Red. The views of the different type of ship are accompanied by four depictions of uniformed officers: admiral, captain, lieutenant, and midshipman.

Nicolaus Heideloff (1761-1837) (printmaker). Frederick Seaton (active 1799-1817) (publisher),bottom centre, below edge of neatline: London Published as the Act directs Mar.ch 15. 1804, by F. Seaton, N.o 40. Oxford Street, corner of Newman Street, and by the Author, N.o 7. Bath Place, New Road, Fitzroy Square. William IV, King of the United Kingdom (1765-1837) (dedicatee)
Date 15 March 1804
date QS:P571,+1804-03-15T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured
Dimensions 62.0 x 45.1 cm (neatline); 62.3 x 45.1 cm (image); cropped (platemark); 66.7 x 49.8 cm (sheet);
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
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RCIN 735105
Inscriptions Dedicated by Permission to His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence Admiral of the White, by His most humble, most obedient, and most dutiful Servant N. Heideloff.
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/napoleonic-wars-1803-15/royal-navy-1804-a-view-of-the-royal-navy-of-great-britain
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